Total Crime Rate
198.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
111.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tulse Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 168th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tulse Hill (SW2 2JA) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 121.4% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tulse Hill (SW2 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near A204. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brixton Rush Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craignair Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Leander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A204 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helix Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brockwell Park Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Craignair Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leander Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Josephine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crownstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crownstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crownstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristowe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tulse Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Haller Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Josephine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dewey Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Josephine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Josephine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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